Wildcats and Mount Pleasant Play To 14-14 Tie In 3 Quarter Scrimmage At The Prim Thursday Night
Sep17

Wildcats and Mount Pleasant Play To 14-14 Tie In 3 Quarter Scrimmage At The Prim Thursday Night

In a 3-quarter football scrimmage that reminded Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens of the old Clint Eastwood spaghetti western “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly,” the Wildcats and Mount Pleasant battled to a 14-14 tie at Gerald Prim Stadium Thursday night. Wildcats logo The Wildcats offense got off to a great start scoring the first two times they had the ball. The Wildcats had the opening drive of the game and went 75 yards for a...

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5,000 Head Of Cattle Sold At Wednesday’s NETBIO Sale
Sep17

5,000 Head Of Cattle Sold At Wednesday’s NETBIO Sale

By Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission Public Information Services NETBIO cattle producers brought over 5,000 head of quality calves and yearlings that were offered at their September sale held Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs Livestock market. The next sale will be held on Oct. 21. Producers sold over 5,000 head of cattle at the September Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s (NETBIO) Sale held Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the...

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Governor Announces Expanded Occupancy Levels For Some Texas Businesses, Services
Sep17

Governor Announces Expanded Occupancy Levels For Some Texas Businesses, Services

Executive Order Re-Authorizes Elective Surgeries For Majority of Texas Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas is expanding occupancy levels for select businesses and services and re-authorizing elective surgeries for a majority of the state. Plans for both are outlined in 2 new Executive orders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott Executive Order No. GA-30 expands occupancy levels for restaurants, retail stores, office...

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Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed On  Felony Warrant
Sep17

Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed On Felony Warrant

A 29-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed on a felony warrant late Wednesday night. Brittany Leigh George Brittany Leigh George reportedly arrived at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office lobby and turned herself in at 11:02 p.m. Sept. 16, 2020, on a warrant for manufacture or delivery of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. She was escorted into the jail by Deputy Nick Marney and...

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3 Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics Offered For CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Patients
Sep17

3 Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics Offered For CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Patients

By Holly Ragan, Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs front entrance and covered awning Are you an existing patient of CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic? Take advantage of our drive-thru flu shot clinics on: Friday, September 18, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, September 24, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Friday, October 2, from 2...

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DSHS, TEA Launch Webpage With Texas Public Schools COVID-19 Case Data
Sep17

DSHS, TEA Launch Webpage With Texas Public Schools COVID-19 Case Data

The overall number of COVID-19 cases reported by Texas public schools was reported Sept. 17 on the Texas Department of State Health Services website. Beginning Sept. 23, Texas Education Agency, working in collaboration with DSHS, will weekly provide public schools COVID-19 case data by school district on the TEA website. The reported count of on-campus student cases of COVID-19 in the state’s public schools is 2,344 out of an...

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3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported For SSISD Campuses
Sep17

3 Additional COVID-19 Cases Reported For SSISD Campuses

By Ross LaBenske Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams over the past three days received information regarding 3 additional COVID-19 cases reported for SSISD campuses. SSISD logo On Sept. 17, Williams reported a student who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present at Douglass ECLC during the week of Sept. 7-11. On Sept. 11, a Sulphur Springs Middle School student was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19. The...

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Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Finds Silver Lining in Loss at Texas High
Sep17

Wildcats Team Tennis Coach Finds Silver Lining in Loss at Texas High

The Wildcats Team Tennis squad absorbed a 19-0 loss to district juggernaut Texas High in Texarkana Tuesday afternoon. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez found some things to like in his players. He said all of his players came off the court saying that they played better than usual. He said no one’s head was down and there was no complaining. Coach Martinez said a common theme was that players said they got to deuce in a lot of...

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Hopkins County Sept. 17 COVID-19 Update: 5 New Cases Reported, 59 More Tests Conducted
Sep17

Hopkins County Sept. 17 COVID-19 Update: 5 New Cases Reported, 59 More Tests Conducted

For the second day in a row, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 5 new positive COVID-19 cases, but no recoveries, and the number of patients in the COVID-19 unit at the local hospital doubled. New daily positive COVID-19 results for Hopkins County At the current rate of increase in COVID-19 cases, Hopkins County’s cumulative COVID-19 case count is likely to rise above 300 within the next week....

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Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Discusses Team Against Greenville on Tuesday
Sep17

Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner Discusses Team Against Greenville on Tuesday

Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner said her team played well against a tough Greenville Team in a 3-2 loss at Greenville in the non-district season opener for both teams Tuesday. Coach Dorner said after the Lady Cats struggled against the Lady Lions in scrimmage games Saturday, she was glad to see them play better two days later. She said the Lady Cats played hard, competed and hung with Greenville in all five sets. Coach Dorner...

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